Description

Sole-mate

Noun

“a person (fish) ideally suited to another (food) as a close friend or romantic partner (it goes well on a dish together).”

Despite it’s name, Lemon sole isn’t actually a sole, it’s a flounder, and it doesn’t taste of lemons. So whoever called it a lemon sole in the first place has a lot to answer for. Imagine calling a chocolate bar a chocolate bar, and it wasn’t a chocolate bar at all, it was a pickled onion.

Rant over.

Lemon sole is, though, a beautiful tasting flatfish, not really related to the Dover sole (they’ve got different Latin family names). Prominent in European waters, they have a lovely texture and mild taste, meaning they’re well suited just with simple ingredients so as not to overpower it.

Here’s an easy, peasy, lemon (sorry), squeezy recipe from Jamie for you to try: